More than 115,000 signers, including Nvidia employees and shareholders, demand due process before the board names a permanent CEO.
A petition asking Nvidia’s board to reinstate Jensen Huang has drawn more than 115,000 signatures, according to the petition site, with organizers counting 5,965 current employees, 1,108 former employees, and 63,063 shareholders among the signers.
Huang resigned on Thursday, days after he admitted an affair with a chip executive identified by U.S. intelligence as a suspected Chinese spy, and news reports suggested additional extramarital relationships. Nvidia installed CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent replacement.
For builders and operators, the leadership vacuum lands as teams plan GPU capacity and long-term supply agreements. Nvidia’s stock fell 2% on Friday, and Huang’s exit is expected to leave a gap in AI industry funding, so procurement and roadmap commitments now carry more uncertainty.
The petition also asks the board to run a fair investigation and to give the public more information. Watch whether directors respond to the signature count, whether they set a timeline for a permanent CEO, and whether enterprise buyers pause commitments until the roadmap settles.
What matters
- The petition gathered over 115,000 signatures, including nearly 6,000 current Nvidia employees.
- Nvidia named CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO, leaving buyers and partners without a settled roadmap.
- Watch whether the board opens an independent investigation and how fast it names a permanent chief executive.
Why it matters
Watch whether the board opens an independent investigation and how fast it names a permanent chief executive.
This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by TechCrunch AI. Source reference: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/14/elon-musk-other-tech-execs-sign-petition-calling-on-nvidia-to-reinstate-jensen-huang/.
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